Poverty Headcount: All Social Protection … Protection Labor extreme in Vietnam
Vietnam: Poverty Headcount: All Social Protection … Protection Labor extreme was 86.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Vietnam, 2006–2020
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2020, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Vietnam stood at 86.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 142.8% on the previous year and up 125.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Vietnam peaked at 86.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2006.
Vietnam ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty Headcount: All Social Protection … Protection Labor extreme in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19.9% | — |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +93.7% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +142.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 86.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 35.7% | 40.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 86.7% | 86.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More work & labour data for Vietnam
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,535 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 71.95 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 57,816 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.61 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.806 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,426 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 8,480 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.79 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.1 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7361 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Vietnam?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Vietnam was 86.7% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2006.
- How does Vietnam rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Vietnam ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount